Tag Archives: Covid

COVID has changed the way people live their lives, but it may have also transformed how your tax return will look this year. Jennifer Phipps is the owner of Cookeville’s Phipps CPA. Phipps said unemployment benefits could have an impact on your tax position. “Those who were receiving unemployment benefits during 2020, hopefully, you had your taxes withheld at that ... Read More »

The Overton County Health Department is seeing a decrease in positive COVID cases over the last two weeks. Director Andy Langford said the county has dropped from 18.2 cases per day to 6.7 new cases. Langford said it is encouraging to see the positivity rate fall to 11.6 percent after previously seeing numbers in the 20 percent range. “The thing ... Read More »

The TSSAA Division II Basketball Tournament is coming to Tennessee Tech this year March 4 through 6. Traditionally the TSSAA Division II Basketball tournament is played at Lipscomb University. However, COVID restrictions in Davidson County led to the change. The Division II tournament will be played over a three-day stretch, with four games played each day. The Division I Tournaments ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional will likely begin vaccinating citizens when vaccine supplies become more plentiful. CEO Paul Korth said in the early stages, it made more sense for the Health Departments to be the primary provider. “As soon as there is plenty of vaccine available, we will step in and help,” Korth said. “Right now, there is not enough to go around. ... Read More »

Falling COVID numbers has led to an easing of visitor policy restrictions at Livingston Regional Hospital. Director of Growth and Outreach David Cox said that patients will be allowed one healthy visitor per day. Including one companion for outpatient appointments and one support person for pregnancy patients. Cox said visitation is being limited from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM so ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech President Phil Oldham said he’s seeing the campus get off to a more active start than in the Fall. Oldham said he’s pleased to see students continuing to follow COVID guidelines, even noticing more students wearing masks outside on campus. “Through all that hard work we’ve been able to keep our case counts down to less than half ... Read More »

Residents 70 and over can begin registering for COVID vaccinations Tuesday. The State Health Department’s allocation of COVID vaccines increased last week and is expected to rise again this week. The federal government controls the disbursement of the two vaccines. Putnam County residents 70 and over can register at the Putnam County TN Dot Gov website. County Mayor Randy Porter ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech has introduced an online COVID reporting tool for the Spring semester to streamline contact tracing. Director of Health Services Leigh Ann Ray said students and staff can report if they’ve tested positive, are isolating and waiting for a test or been in contact with someone positive for COVID. Ray said the reporting tool will send info from students ... Read More »

Cases of the flu have significantly dropped so far this winter, and COVID precautions seem to be the reason why. That is according to Cookeville Physician Dr. James Batson. Batson said the United States is following the same trend that the southern hemisphere experienced. “During their winter, our summer, their flu season was the same,” Batson said. “It was very ... Read More »

The Milner Recreation Center has postponed its opening date because of the asphalt plant closing for the Winter. McMinnville City Administrator Nolan Ming said the substantial completion date is set for February 15, with plans to fully open in mid to late-March. Ming said the paving has not been completed for the eastern entrance and parking lot. “The end of ... Read More »